Indianapolis Children's Museum

On Tuesday my mom and I took Taryn to the Indianapolis Children's Museum. I actually hadn't been there since I fell in the "children" category. The place has changed. A lot. Since then. From the outside, we could see giant dinosaurs busting into the wall of the museum.

Here are the dinos poking into the museum. This is right by where you buy tickets. Taryn was a little unsure of the dinosaurs and the large Transformer in the lobby, but we bought the tickets (not cheap) and went in. We weren't 10 steps past the ticket taker when a Barney-esque guy walked up to try to greet Taryn. It looked like an electric current went through her when he said HI. She immediately dove for my mom scared poop-less. Being the sensitive mom I am, I couldn't stop laughing about it. She'll probably be telling her therapist about this one someday...
I tried to rebound with a visit to some trains. She was not impressed. She was still traumatized from the stuffed dinosaur. I was beginning to think "Wow, we just totally blew $50."

But then... We found the Barbie exhibit.

We looked at Barbie's, we tried on clothes, we were hair stylists, photographers, dj's, etc.

And of course, we were Barbie supermodels.

At Barbie's desk, you could text a number and you would get a phone call from Barbie. Taryn was so amazed that she was on the phone with Barbie.

Now that we were in the groove, we hit up the Dora the Explorer exhibit.

Finally, we found a place for kids under 5 that had just about everything Taryn would want to play with. Water, sand, and of course, a kitchen. Complete with baby doll, highchair and cradle. aka, Taryn's idea of heaven. It is so strange how domestic she is considering her mom is definitely not a good example. Maybe she got it from Lee's mom...

Everyone follows up their time in the kitchen with a ride in a bulldozer.

We actually had to tear Taryn away from the Playscape area. We finally got her up for a ride on the carousel. My mom hopped right on without a second thought. When she got off the ride, she was like "I don't know why I went on that. I get dizzy really easily." Anything for her granddaughter!

All in all, it ended up to be a fun visit. Now that I know my way around a little better, I definitely think our next trip will be more successful! And I'll especially make sure to avoid Barney at the entrance!